Boiling Spring Lakes Division of Reeves Telecom Corp. v. Coastal Services Corp.

CLARK, Judge.

The courts hold that restrictive covenants imposed by the original owners or a common vendor of a tract of land in pursuance of a general plan for the development and improvement of the property, are valid and enforceable, provided they are not contrary to law or public policy. Webster, “Real Estate Law in North Carolina,” § 344 (1971) ; 7 Thompson, Real Property, § 3164 (1962).

In North Carolina restrictive covenants are strictly construed against limitations upon the beneficial use of property, but such construction must be reasonable and not applied in such a way as to defeat…